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# One may not sleep in a Shul, however it is permitted to sleep temporarily in a Bet HaMidrash. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:3</ref> | # One may not sleep in a Shul, however it is permitted to sleep temporarily in a Bet HaMidrash. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:3</ref> | ||
==Eating in Shul== | ==Eating in Shul== | ||
# Although it is generally forbidden to eat in a shul, seuda shlishit may be eaten in a shul especially when words of Torah are spoken at the meal. <ref> Yechave Daat 3:10. Shulchan Aruch 151:4 permits eating a seudat mitzvah in a shul | # Although it is generally forbidden to eat in a shul, seuda shlishit may be eaten in a shul especially when words of Torah are spoken at the meal. <ref> Yechave Daat 3:10. Shulchan Aruch 151:4 permits eating a seudat mitzvah in a shul. Even the Mishna Brurah 151:20 agrees but cites the Magen Avraham who forbids a large meal with wine in a shul even for a mitzvah. </ref> | ||
# Any seuda for a mitzvah is permissible as long as it doesn't lead to palaver. <ref> Yabia Omer 10:14. Hacham Ovadia Yosef zt"l cites brit milah, pidyon haben, and azkara as examples of mitzvot which grant permission to eat in synagogue </ref> However, liquor may not be served. <ref> Yabia Omer 10:14 </ref> | |||
# A Talmud Chacham may eat or drink in a Shul if it is necessary. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> Some say that a Talmid Chacham may eat or drink in a Bet Midrash. <Ref>Rama 151:1</ref> | # A Talmud Chacham may eat or drink in a Shul if it is necessary. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 151:1</ref> Some say that a Talmid Chacham may eat or drink in a Bet Midrash. <Ref>Rama 151:1</ref> | ||
